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as in to leave
to end a usually intimate relationship with
all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped him
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as in to unload
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
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as in landfill
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
all of the used packaging eventually ends up in the dump
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as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
a daring raid on the ammunition dump
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as in mess
a dirty or messy place
his place is always a dump, so he almost never has people over
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Recent Examples of dump
Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
His most controversial nominee, FBI Director Kash Patel, was sworn into office and immediately announced plans to dump some workers and push others out to field offices.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Feb. 2025
Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 June 2017
The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays.
—Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown, 30 May 2017
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Verb
The other dog, Timber, had been dumped in August 2023.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
His most controversial nominee, FBI Director Kash Patel, was sworn into office and immediately announced plans to dump some workers and push others out to field offices.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
The chemicals apparently had leached into the water from waste dumps, where the company disposed of the chemicals, ending in the 1970s.
—Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 June 2017
The latter came after Sandburg setter Connor Kelly put the Eagles on top with a dump and a block on consecutive plays.
—Logan Malloy, Daily Southtown, 30 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dump
Verb
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Trump's order this week likely serves to ensure those bitcoins don't leave the government.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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The result was that when Biden came in, the Afghan army was broken in spirit, and the Taliban had brokered surrender deals with local Afghan commanders, and only had to wait for the U.S. to leave.—
Jamie McIntyre,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Less than ten minutes later, at that same rally, gunfire rang out and a sick and deranged assassin unloaded eight bullets from his sniper's perch into a crowd of many thousands of people.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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The platform’s remote control functionality also plays a role here, allowing for easier loading and unloading up and down ramps for transportation. 5.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This season, however, the priority is food donation and compost to eliminate anything from back of house ending up in the landfill.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Residents who live near local landfills say the wildfire debris should be sent to hazardous waste landfills instead.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Police did not share how many people were at the warehouse.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Many Costco warehouses don't open until 10 a.m., allowing the store time to stock and get ready for the crowds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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The fund did lower its payout after the 2022 mess, leaving itself room to buy bargains.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Mark Critchley has a full explainer on the financial mess.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After the star tight end ditched his usual buzz cut in favor of the wavy, longer look last fall, the brothers’ mom Donna Kelce weighed in on it.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Alternatively, ditch the equipment and do a stair climbing session on stairs within your home or in a public place—for example, the bleachers around a track or football field.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump has discarded decades of American foreign policy orthodoxy, forging ahead in pursuit of new deals with countries like Russia — while other allies like Ukraine are left as collateral damage.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Fill the whole thing with water, swish the leaves around to remove any sediment and discard the water (or give your houseplants a drink with it).—
Kayleigh Drake,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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Memoir The Last Days of the Leather Fortress Tina Horn For a decade, the BDSM site Kink.com has filmed scenes for its more than 50,000 members in a hundred-year-old armory in downtown San Francisco.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Hutchinson Cooperative Creamery broke all previous records in the amount of business during 1948, and the largest crowd ever to gather at the annual meeting was on hand to hear these reports in the all-day meeting at the armory.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Dump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dump. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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